Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Iceland's interim centre-left government has won a resounding victory in early parliamentary elections. (click title to entry - thank you)
The coalition secured 34 seats in the 63-member parliament - an increase of seven MPs from the previous election.
Iceland's centre-right government resigned in January amid mass street protests following the country's economic collapse.
Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir says her priority will be to start negotiations with the European Union.
The Social Democratic Alliance and the Left Green Movement formed a coalition caretaker government in February, under Ms Sigurdardottir.
Ms Sigurdardottir said the results of Saturday's poll were "historic".
"This is the first time that leftist parties will hold a majority," she said
She told supporters the nation was "settling the score with the neoliberalism" and with the conservative Independence Party who "have been in power for much too long"....
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